Comparing Valproic Acid vs Vimpat
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Bipolar Disorder, Epilepsy, Seizure Prevention, Cluster-Tic Syndrome, Headache, Seizures, Hyperekplexia, Mania, Migraine, Migraine Prevention, Schizoaffective Disorder. Valproic acid... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Seizures, Epilepsy. Vimpat may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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Valproic acid has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 65 ratings on Drugs.com. 52% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 35% reported a negative effect. |
Vimpat has an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from a total of 161 ratings on Drugs.com. 53% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 19% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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Lower cost generic |
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| Valproate Sodium | Other lacosamide brands include: Motpoly XR | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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16 hours |
13 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Some potential for abuse
Has a low potential for abuse relative to those in schedule 4. Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to those in schedule 4. |
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Category D
Positive evidence of risk
When Treating Epilepsy
Category X
Not for use in pregnancy
When Treating Migraine See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 427 drugs are known to interact with Valproic acid:
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A total of 149 drugs are known to interact with Vimpat:
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February 28, 1978 |
October 28, 2008 |
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N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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